The number of deaths in workplace accidents almost doubles until October 2025 despite the fact that the accident rate is lower

12 Dec The number of deaths in workplace accidents almost doubles until October 2025 despite the fact that the accident rate is lower

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias In general terms, Workplace accidents fell in the Canary Islands in the first ten months of the year
año. Until the month of October there were 23.042 work accidents with sick leave. This supposes a 2,3% less
that in the same month of 2024. The number of minor accidents fell by 2,5% between January and October, con
un total de 22.857 accidents against 23.434 del año anterior. Por su parte, accidents
serious or very serious increased by 22,5%. Until October of this year there were 158 events of this
tipo, for the 129 registered in 2024.

Por provincias, the number of work accidents decreased in Santa Cruz de Tenerife by 3,3% y un
1,4% in Las Palmas, with respect to the accumulated in October 2024.

In relation to the number of affiliated workers, until October 2025 was 218,15 accidents
labor for each 100.000. This data is the Incidence Rate and is lower than in the same
period of 2024, when was 229,30 accidents for each 100.000 affiliates. To calculate this
index, The workers who contribute and who have recognized contingencies are taken into account.
professionals.

The construction sector is the one that registers the highest incidence, con 472,95 accidents for each
100.000 workers, followed by agriculture (383,33). In the first case, They registered 2.918
accidents with sick leave between January and October 2025. In agriculture there was 752 en este periodo. In the
industry, the index was 335,23 (1.394 accidentes). The services sector is the one that registers a
highest number of accidents (14.977), but also the largest number of workers, so your
index is the lowest of all (189,14 accidents for each 100.000 workers).

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias